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    Default how to determine type of component of listener's source

    I want to do is:

    if the source is a JLabel then....
    and if the source is a JButton then....

    but:

    MouseListener mL = new MouseAdapter(){
    @Override
    public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent me){
    if(me.getSource() .......){
    //NO IDEA ANYMORE!
    }
    }
    };

    please help


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    Default Re: how to determine type of component of listener's source

    if the source is a JLabel then....
    and if the source is a JButton then....
    You could use the instanceof operator to test what datatype an object is.

    Please explain what you are trying to do.
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    Default Re: how to determine type of component of listener's source

    i cant explain any better than this..

    i have lots of components like buttons and labels that has the same Listener, now i want the listener to tell me what kind of source he got (JButton or JLabel) when that listener is executed..

    thats all i can say

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    Default Re: how to determine type of component of listener's source

    tell me what kind of source he got (JButton or JLabel)
    see my last post about instanceof
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